Orlistat (Oral Route)

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Precautions

It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.

For patients with diabetes: Weight loss may result in an improvement in your condition, and your doctor may need to change your dose of oral diabetes medicine or insulin.

Side Effects Proper Use

DR601035

Portions of this document last updated:

Dec. 1, 2009

Source: Drug Information provided by: Micromedex

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